<p>"ya my parents are totally uninvolved. whenever i see the parents on here.. it's really strange. i'm like geez don't you have something better to do? how'd you even find this website?"</p>
<p>ha...i feel the same way...</p>
<p>I laugh at kids who lean so heavily on their parents that they do apps together. And I just want to shoot kids whose parents write their essays FOR them. Honestly, are they 8 or 18?</p>
<p>the worst is the 4 year plans set out for the kids in 8th grade
yikes</p>
<p>I tell my dad, I submitted vanderbilt and duke...</p>
<p>"you know thats like... TN and NC right?"</p>
<p>I didnt know what the whole DS DD thing was until a few days ago
that was it for me.</p>
<p>Part of me wants to go look at the parents little area...</p>
<p>but part of me doesnt want to be a hypocrite</p>
<p>I'm really lucky. My parents have been a nice balance: they go on visits and fairs, offer opinions, etc. But they're not...essay stalkers. Nor have they been shoving names of elite schools down my throat. Part of it is because they didn't go to college in the US (emmigrated), but at any rate, it's nice to have their support without them living vicariously through me. The DD/DS thing creeps me out too, and while it is cool to have some parents on the boards, some of them I wonder about.</p>
<p>But seeing as I'm agonizing over my apps and on this site right now, I really hope I don't become a helicopter mom when my kids get around to the process.</p>
<p>I don't mind the parents. Some of them offer really great advice.</p>
<p>But I do admit it's a bit weird that some of them are on here.</p>
<p>I don't mind them at all. It's nice to know that there are still parents who care. And yes, some of them offer really great advice.</p>
<p>Besides DD and DS, how are parents supposed to refer to their kids without revealing who they're talking about?? I mean, seriously, think about it. I can understand some of the complaints, but not that one.</p>
<p>How about son
or daughter</p>
<p>or if you have your name as ___'smom</p>
<p>I think the whole anonymity ship has sailed</p>
<p>No, the anonymity ship has not sailed. You do not know who I am, and I do not know who you are.</p>
<p>DD and DS is shorter than son and daughter, thus more convenient. It is a standard, generic abbreviation that the parents understand and can use without ousting their children on a public forum - absolutely reasonable, in the opinion of this HS senior.</p>
<p>what does the D even stand for</p>
<p>an ye... tha on les lette o son i supe convenien</p>
<p>I think it's DD- dear daughter, DS - dear son.</p>
<p>DS is only a single character shorter than son though, not to mention using the shift button to make them capital. </p>
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<p>and why the "dear?" why not just D or S?</p>
<p>^Because those are already commonly used abbreviations for colleges (Duke and Stanford, I believe).</p>
<p>I don't mind the parents, to be honest. They have their area, and they can offer a lot of good advice because most of them have been through the process before. I would mind if they invaded the high school area, but other than that it's fine by me.</p>
<p>Perhaps the parents seek over-involvement in their childrens' lives/search for success in efforts to perhaps relive portions of their youth, vicariously achieving goals they never would have been able to achieve back in the day due to a lack of ambition or initiative.</p>
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<p>Thanks for that contribution from the peanut gallery, what an astute observation...</p>
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<p>Whatever, I'm pretty sure if you wrote "D is going to Harvard" people wouldn't think that Duke was going to Harvard. The "Dear Son" is just weird. </p>
<p>As are all the meddling perents on this forum who are superworried about their kid's first B or whether the 2240 will REALLY do it for Yale.</p>
<p>ya. i've never seen duke or stanford abbrieviated as D and S. ya.. really. like the person above me said.. if someone says "my S is interest in going to boarding school" everyone could put two and two together.</p>
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<p>mom and dad R paying for my education, so personally I welcome their input, their suggestions, hey Ive never been to college before, they have. They might get a bit over the top at times, but I respect them, may not agree all the time, but I don't shut em out either.</p>